ok, you all know i am against rages so now i will tell you why, it all started 2 years ago when i went on a hog hunt. I was sitting in my treestand when a giant boar walks in to the feeder, when it was broadside at 20 yards i drew my 50 pound XT back and released an arrow that was a little high, but still in the boiler room. I watched the arrow fly straight and when it hit the hog, it stopped? the arrow fell off the hog and it ran off, i climbed down and picked up my arrow and found that it had penetrated to the end of the broadhead????? i could not understand it, but i decided that it was a fluke and chose to use them for that coming deer season...On october 30, i rattled and a 150-155 buck ran in. at 30 yards i drew and released an arrow that if anything was too far back. The arrow flew straight but once it hit the buck itdeflected and angled down its body, i was very mad and have despised the rages ever since! but to its defense, i have yet to find a broadhead in which i am completely happy with, and thats my story lol

Um, ok.

whoops, forgot to put this in, ........does anyone have any idea how these two things could have happened

Maybe you need a little more poundage to shoot that big of a BH.

Those big boars have an armor plate protecting their vitals. Not sure about the buck.

yea i was kinda thinkin that too on the boar but the big buck had me flabbergasted lol

im thinking more poundage, with the hog for sure, and a 30 yard shot on a deer with 50 pounds, thats getting up there in range for that setup.
JMO

We took the 3 blade Rages to Africa last year and had no problem with penetration on Wildebeest, Warthog, Lion or any other plains animals...All poundage was between 60-68lb.

huh, thats weird, i wonder if i bot a messed up pack

If I had the same two experiences as you with the Rages, I would be against them too. I personally shot two mulie bucks with them last year, and my buddy shot a whitetail. We both shoot 60 lb. bows. They worked well. You aren't shooting those real light arrows, are you?

If you aren't shooting a bow with 60+ ft/#'s of KE, you shouldn't be shooting a LARGE CUTTING DIAMETER MECHANICAL ANYHOW!!!! If you are shooting a 50# bow, you should be sticking with a Cut-on-contact like a Magnus or Silverflame or maybe even a Sonic. MANY of the Mechanical BH haters are guys who never had any business shooting them anyhow. Not trying to be mean, just HONEST!!!